Example sentences of "[subord] i do have " in BNC.

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1 With a top capacity of some 75 litres it 's large enough for a week 's backpacking , or even extended expedition use , although I do have some doubts as to whether it could stand up to the rigours of expedition life .
2 Mine does n't have Lace Sensors on it , although I do have one guitar with those on ; my model has pickups just like on the Stevie Ray Vaughan one , and they become a little more powerful as you go towards the bridge .
3 Perhaps a new issue of tickets was ordered rather than an alteration to the printed price , although I do have one example of an altered price .
4 " You have to try to go with one thing-so although I do have a large variety of plants , there 's always a certain harmony . "
5 I continued to go off and on although I do have some special memories as a youngster running on to the Hillsborough turf to shake John Giles 's hand after beating Birmingham 3–0 in the Cup semi-final ( 1972 ) .
6 He played Lord Fancourt at Windsor Rep for one week in 1952 but says : ‘ I ca n't remember one thing about it although I do have a photograph of me looking extremely young and lovely . ’
7 I deal with children all the time erm many of my I 've been there eight years now and so lots of children have passed through my hands who in particular have lots of educational problems and need special help , and I suppose somebody though erm that although the rage now is to have Governors who are working in industry , and that 's perfectly proper , that it would n't be a bad idea to have somebody who is supposed to have some knowledge and background of the way children behave and what children need , so erm although I do have some politics , you know , Bill , I erm largely keep them quiet in the governing body .
8 Now this looks more like it : a normal , natural reaction , even if I do have to search through several of the transcripts on my desk to find one .
9 If I do have to stay in the cells over Christmas I 'll make sure I ruin your wedding tackle before they take me down . ’
10 Because if I 'm not reasonably careful , if I do have another drink , in fact if I stay a further minute even without another drink-then I shall probably suggest to you that we proceed — do n't forget that we do n't ‘ progress ’ in the police force , we always ‘ proceed ’ — to , er … ’
11 I moved from Nazeing into Harlow because my house was condemned at Nazeing and I had to come into a Council house at , and erm , from I had erm , when I came from Nazeing I had erm , three sons three sons then and when I got to , I 'd been here a year and then I had another son and after that er , when he was about two years and four months I had a daughter , but unfortunately I lost her with heart trouble and er she only lived four months and I lost her and er , er I stayed there , stayed there and , in and after that I moved to because it was a bit larger house for my family you see and from erm I was there several years and er stayed there and I had erm oh first of all I , I had my twins , my twin boys after I lost the daughter , I had twin boys and they , I went to I suppose about two years and four months between and I wanted to adopt a little girl but they would n't let , my hubby said no and so then I er , sort of see if I get a little girl and I had twin boys did n't I , and I 'm still in , I 'm in and after er after I had the twins when I was about er forty two if I did had another boy which is the one I 've got , the last one up there of my eight , I ended up with eight boys
12 But I do n't think I could cope on my own without my mum and dad even if I did have all that money .
13 And yet , if I did have a showdown now , what good would it do ?
14 I ai n't got ten shillings , and if I did have I 'd give it to the kids .
15 and even if you think no I would n't really spend the money to make myself more beautiful , you think , oh maybe , if I really , if I did have that money would I do it ?
16 So when I was actually pregnant , although it would be fairer on me and the baby and everybody concerned if I did have an abortion , he made me know that he did n't really want me to have one .
17 If I did have a siesta it was always a very short one .
18 And even if I did have and had a mustard seed here , you still would n't be able to see it for a mustard seed is no bigger than a pin head .
19 ‘ Anyway , if I did have a village lass dying to do my cooking , do n't you think she might find you a bit off-putting ? ’
20 And , as you can see , if I did have a m a mutant gene that promoted reproductive success by a hundred percent what natural selection means , enhanced reproductive success . ?
21 After all , if I did have a fiancé tucked away , that would change the situation rather dramatically .
22 Well unfortunately if , if I did have a delivery of coal it would come in through the other entrance .
23 if , if I was really stuck and I had the , the tools , which , I would n't have you see , but if I did have the tools there , then yeah I would be able to do it cos I 've seen Martin doing it quite a few times , so
24 Cos I did have a word with Steve on Friday and said have you seen Jerry and and has he mentioned this
25 That 's a thought , check for a read only er cos I do have a habit of making some of me DOS files read only .
26 It 's not that I t I my friend come cos I do have her little boy now straight from school , she pays for him to have a taxi from Endrodenny down to my house and I do have him until she finishes work and she said oh coming out tomorrow ?
27 Because I did have a crush on you !
28 Ironically , the hostel was charging so much in rent that while I did have to stay there , I was better off on the dole with the housing people picking up the bill than in cleaning work and having to pay it myself .
29 When I do have to evict an intruder , I 've discovered that it 's far better to pull the weeds out rather than hoe them .
30 A spokesman : ‘ I have nothing new to say , except to say that when I do have something to say I will say it . ’
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